University elections – a story of Light, Darkness and Jellies

If you’ve worked in a university, you’ll be familiar with the tortuous machinations that inevitably erupt during internal elections. Examples are not as common as they once were (a specific instance being the installation of Deans, who are usually now appointed rather than elected), but they still exist, especially in more traditional institutions. Continue reading

It’s the pedagogy, not the technology

For some years the two main annual reports I’ve written about are the Horizon Report and Innovating Pedagogy. Each has earned a worthy place in our toolkit of useful ideas, and each has its own perspective: the latter obviously focuses on pedagogy (“exploring new forms of teaching, learning and assessment”) while Horizon introduces us to new and emerging technologies. Continue reading